‘Reconciliation need of the hour’
President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday stated that incidents such as the one in Ampara on Monday were detrimental to the reconciliation process of the country.
The President said that such incidents stand as challenges to the government’s reconcilliation programme.
“While we launch the Sri Lanka National Policy on Reconciliation and Co-existance, we have to overcome these kinds of challenges in the process of reconciliation,” President Sirisena said.
President Sirisena was speaking at the launch of the National Policy on Reconciliation and Co-Existence Sri Lanka and the premiere of the film “Thundenek” at the Regal Cinema yesterday.
The President also stated under such circumstances, we have to commit ourselves and work hard to bringing about reconciliation and co-existence.
“But those who attempt to do good are mostly treated in a disdainful manner,” the President said. “This is the lesson espoused by our religious leaders as well.”
President Sirisena also said that the government had done a great deal of work during the last three years to bring about reconciliation in the country.
He added that the reconciliation process is a moral vision and it is very hard to inculcate this in the minds of certain people who work according to their personal agenda.
The President added that the launch of the National Policy was historic since the progress of a project lies behind policies, planning and enactment.
President Sirisena also appreciated the commitment of former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga in her capacity as the Chairpersom of the Office for National Unity and Reconcilliation to adopt Sri Lanka’s first National Policy on Reconcilliation.
The Film “Thundenek” which is co-directed by Prasanna Vithanage, Vimukthi Jayasindara and Ashoka Handagama on the theme of reconciliation and co-existence had its premiere following the launch of the Sri Lanka National Policy on Reconcilliation and Co-Existance.
Copies of the National Policy were presented to the President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe by Office for National Unity and Reconciliation Director General M.S. Jayasinghe.
(Source: Daily News – By Sandasen MARASINGHE)
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Hope these dreamers open their eyes soon.
The UNHRC boss, the Prince, has recommended foreign intervention in the reconciliation process.
This will lead to the plebiscite for recognition of the two nations within the shores of Sri Lanka
the collapse of law and order is obvous and is not a matter of reconciliation. The police continues to be the last stand and it is time police stations be manned with people with intwrity and the police found the resources to deall with situations as they emerge.
Further the police should be made to record statements and investigated leading to prosecution and conviction and not allowed to escalate communal conflagaration.Tamuttegama was 50 years ago was a hamlet fo about 200 households and now it is likely that it is a small town with thousand or more household. These hamlets should be upgraded to hamlets and provided with essential srvices to prevent conf,lict and these conflicts attributed to extreme elements. If the system is incapable of dealing with these siyuyayions will lead to a state of anarchy
This will only lead to MR coming to power and will be the end of Sri Lanka unitary status this will have to be voted at a referendum which I am confident will not be approved by we the people then all 3 leaders will have to leave